Due to COVID-19 and the State of Ohio Stay at Home Order, the SOACDF office will be closed to the public. If you need assistance, contact information can be found on the contact us page.

The Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation (SOACDF) is an organization created by the 123rd Ohio General Assembly and charged by the Ohio Legislature with providing agricultural and economic assistance to southern Ohio's tobacco counties. Pursuant to its legislative mandate, the SOACDF Board is created in R.C. 183.12 and enabled through R.C. 183.11 to R.C. 183.17, inclusive. Pursuant to R.C. 183.15, the purpose of the SOACDF is as follows: (1) to replace the production of tobacco in southern Ohio with the production of other agricultural products; and (2) to mitigate the adverse economic impact of reduced tobacco production in the region by preparing, implementing, and keeping a current plan to develop means for tobacco growers to grow other agricultural products voluntarily.